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The orange-breasted green pigeon (Treron bicinctus) belongs to the family Columbidae under the order Columbiformes.

Orange-breasted green pigeon taxonomy

The family Columbidae was first introduced by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist in a guide to the contents of the British Museum published in 1820.

There are about 42 genera and 310 species under the Columbidae. The Columbidae includes subfamilies, Treroninae, Columbinae and Raphinae. The subfamily Treroninae includes five genera, viz., Alectroenas, Cryptophaps, Hemiphaga, Phapitreron and Treron.

The genus Treron was first described by Louis Pierre Vieillot (May 10, 1748 – August 24, 1830), a French ornithologist, in the year 1816. The genus Treron contains 29 species.

The species Treron bicinctus was first introduced (as Vinago bicincta) by Thomas Caverhill Jerdon (12 October 1811 – 12 June 1872), a British physician, zoologist and botanist, in the year 1816.
Taxonomic classification
Binomial name:Treron bicinctus
Species:T. bicinctus
Genus:Treron
Subfamily:-
Family:Columbidae
Order:Columbiformes
Class:Aves
Phylum:Chordata
Kingdom:Animalia
Orange-breasted green pigeon - Treron bicinctus
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Image by Amila Tennakoon

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8.Orange-breasted green pigeon - Treron bicinctus
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1.Orange-breasted green pigeon image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lakpura/15919178751/ (cropped)
Image author: Amila Tennakoon | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 11/10/17
2.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Treron_bicinctus_-Yala_National_Park,_Sri_Lanka_-male-8.jpg (cropped)
Author: Thimindu Goonatillake | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 11/10/17
3.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimindu/5842445773/ (cropped)
Author: Thimindu Goonatillake | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 11/10/17
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Author: David Cook | License: CC BY-NC 2.0 as on 11/10/17
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Author: David Cook | License: CC BY-NC 2.0 as on 11/10/17
6.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sussexbirder/8080187656 (cropped)
Author: Ron Knight | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 11/10/17
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Author: Dr deepak rastogi | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 11/10/17
8.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimindu/5464812887/ (cropped)
Author: Thimindu Goonatillake | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 11/10/17
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